I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic audiobook runs 6.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota
Mark Takeshi Ota narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 71 hours in all.
- One Hundred Flowers: FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER IF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD
- Jackson Alone: From the winner of the Akutagawa Prize
- The Age of Confiscation: Making and Taking Property in the Creation of the Modern World
- The Practice of Not Reacting: Zen Wisdom for a Happy Life
- The Practice of Not Reacting: The secret to a stress-free life
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,316 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic is an audiobook by Natsume Soseki: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Takeshi Ota, released May 28, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Takeshi Ota
- Released
- May 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781529998542
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic audiobook?
I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is the I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic?
I Am a Cat: A new translation of the original Japanese cat classic is narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota.